The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages e78-e79 , November 2010

Disseminated primary coccidioidomycosis of the chest wall

  • Kimberly Evans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif
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  • Royce F. Calhoun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif
    • ,
  • Hugh Black, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif
    • ,
  • David T. Cooke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: David T. Cooke, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2221 Stockton Blvd, Suite 2117, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Received 15 May 2010 ,Revised 4 June 2010 ,Accepted 11 June 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00660-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages e78-e79 , November 2010

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